LuxLinea is an ophthalmology clinic in Shibuya, Tokyo. The new addition to Total Eye Care clinics in the heart of the Japanese capital takes place on the ground floor of a mixed-use building. Clear glass on two sides visually connects the space to its surrounding urban environment.LuxLinea’s design addresses two main issues: glass reflections, and… Read more »

The Laminaesculapian is the new replacement building for Himeji Daiichi Hospital’s 56 years old construction bloc that did not meet the new earthquake resistance standards. The new design explores the idea of breaking up the monolithic blocks of modern hospitals without losing the functionality aspect crucial to a healthcare facility. CG The hospital is located… Read more »

Plan Grocery shopping inside a modern supermarket is on the list of chores of every household. A chore, a necessity, almost a burden that needs to be repeatedly fulfilled. CG The Marketrium is born from the desire to retrieve the excitement of shopping at an outdoor street market and assimilate it inside a regular indoor… Read more »

Plan The Grand Blue Express is a luxury aquarium dining restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. The renovation work took place on the 5th floor of a mixed used building with a narrow floor area limited to 95㎡ and a floor to beam not exceeding the 2.3meters high. Video Gallery Client Data Client Star Links Inc. Trade… Read more »

The OmniDirectional is an internal medicine clinic located in a Japanese suburban town of Hyogo prefecture. The core of the clinic is the endoscopy room, specialty of the doctor, naturally placing it in a central position both spatially and functionally. The entrance, through a vestibule, gives directly to the central axis of the waiting room,… Read more »

A spaceship-like showroom for designing B to B strategies.

A modern-day Noah’s Ark to pass on the culture of racket sports to the next generation.

Plan   Before Photography CLIENT DATA Client Peking Kaku Category Restaurant Role Overall interior and exterior refurbishment Duration 4 months Gross Area 249.9㎡ Location Himeji Yasudacho 3-22, Hyogo, Japan Website laviena.co.jp

Plan https://eu.ktx.space/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/zumen-2.jpg Photography CLIENT DATA Client Kaiseki Mutsuki Category Restaurant Role Interior and exterior refurbishment Duration 4 months Gross Area 154.2㎡ Location Himeji Yashirocho 20-10, Hyogo, Japan Website teppanten.com.au

A school that creates a connection between fairyland and reality.

A large shop of 100sq.m. that won the top prize in an award organised by GOLD COAST MAGAZINE.

Landmark building with impressive giant light shoji screens.

Plan Restaurant Seating consists of 13 pairs of private rooms with 54 seats and a party room with 94 seats (which can be partitioned off and used as private rooms). Japanese Style Pub The planned site was used as a movie theater. The sloped floor characteristic of a theater seemed to be a bottleneck to… Read more »

Plan Since the ancient times, Japanese artists have tried to materialize nature and universe in several ways such as in building Tea houses and Gardens. The theme of the Nature and the Universe defines the very essence of the classical Japanese art. Over the counter of this restaurant a self-lightened traditional Japanese hemp pattern covers… Read more »

Plan Visual evasion through the slits This project is a renovation of a very long-established restaurant, with no less than thirty years of existence. The owner contacted us after viewing our website on internet. We received the request from this second generation owner following his inheritance of the store. The predecessors who left the counter… Read more »

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A space experience like a sci-fi film, with a floating monolith flying through the air.

Plan The renovation of Sushi Masa, a sushi restaurant in Miki City for 30 years. The former was a stubborn and dedicated sushi chef, while the current owner is a young chef who has honed his skills in the city. The restaurant is a 30-year-old wooden one-storey building, which was used as it was when… Read more »

Plan Photography Client Data Client Hanasoba Ryori Yu Category Restaurant Role Overall interior and exterior refurbishment Duration 1month Gross Area 105.1㎡ Location Nishinikaimachi 36, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan Website saysay.jp

Plan Photography Photo by: Stirling Elmendorf Client Data Client Yakiniku Shikata Category Restaurant Role Full renovation Duration 1month Gross Area 110㎡ Location Kamimeguro 2-44, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan Website Hotpepper

Plan Photography Client Data Client Sumibi Yakiniku Ko-Yo Category Restaurant Role Interior and exterior refurbishment Duration 3.5month Gross Area 143.3㎡ Location Oshimacho 1637, Ono, Hyogo, Japan

Plan The Japanese restaurant Kobe Kamado Dining SAKURA is located on the second floor of the Mosaic shopping mall in Kobe Harbourland, in the best location facing the sea. The facade is entirely made of glass, and the interior design itself also serves as the facade. As you enter the entrance, a huge 8-metre-long kamado… Read more »

Plan A WATER SCENERY linking the restaurant’s two floors It’s a two-story office building that has been renovated as an Oknomiyaki restaurant. Okonomiyaki is a well-known food in Western Japan, characterized by cooking method with a griddle right in front of customers. An ordinary floor design makes the atmosphere dull on the second floor since… Read more »

Photography Client Data Client Izakaya Tsunagi Category Restaurant Role Interior and exterior refurbishment Duration 1month Gross Area 82.6㎡ Location Minamimachi 55, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

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